Africa: Zimbabwe

Harare authorities have long struggled to ensure constant water supplies to residents. By Jekesai NJIKIZANA (AFP/File)

Water crisis could sabotage Zimbabwe's coronavirus lockdown

Mar 31, 2020

Buckets and jerrycans in hand or in wheelbarrows, dozens of Zimbabweans stand close to each other in a long queue, patie ...

Deserted: A street cleaner in Harare on day one of Zimbabwe's three-week lockdown. By Jekesai NJIKIZANA (AFP)

Police patrol streets as Zimbabwe begins coronavir...

Mar 30, 2020

Zimbabwe on Monday began enforcing a three-week lockdown in its fight against coronavirus after the disease left one per ...

Doctors and nurses in Zimbabwe staged a walk-out in protest over a lack of protective clothing. By Jekesai NJIKIZANA (AFP)

Zimbabwe braces for 21-day coronavirus lockdown

Mar 29, 2020

Zimbabweans braced Sunday for a three-week lock-down to curb the spread of the coronavirus which has killed one person s ...

Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association president Tawanda Zvakada (R) and treasurer Tapiwa Mungofa speak to press at the Parirenyatwa Hospital in Harare, where they vowed to boycott work unless the government provides protective gear for COVID-19. By Jekesai NJIKIZANA (AFP)

Zimbabwe doctors join nurses on strike over lack o...

Mar 26, 2020

Doctors in Zimbabwe's public hospitals have gone on strike over lack of protective gear against the novel coronavirus, j ...

In the southern African country on its knees after two decades of economic misrule, health services are all but extinct. By Jekesai NJIKIZANA (AFP)

Zimbabwe system 'inadequate' to take on coronaviru...

Mar 22, 2020

In Chitungwiza, a town of half-a-million people south of Harare, several women are waiting at the water pump with la ...

Zimbabwean Vice Constantino Chiwenga, pictured at the
swearing-in ceremony for cabinet ministers in September 2018. By Jekesai NJIKIZANA (AFP)

Zimbabwe VP in China for medical check

Mar 17, 2020

Zimbabwe's vice president Constantino Chiwenga was flown at the weekend to China for medical checks, an official said Tu ...

A carved bird in standstone temporarily left an on-site museum to take up its rightful place in the Great Zimbabwe ruins, symbol of an African culture. By Jekesai NJIKIZANA (AFP)

Looted Zimbabwe national bird statues returned to ...

Mar 14, 2020

They figure on Zimbabwe's national flag, banknotes and official documents -- birds representing stone statues taken by c ...

Angry protesters barricade the main route to Zimbabwe's capital Harare from Epworth township in January 2019 demonstrations against a hike in fuel prices. By Jekesai NJIKIZANA (AFP/File)

US doubles down on sanctions on Zimbabwe officials

Mar 11, 2020

The United States on Wednesday expanded sanctions against two senior Zimbabwean officials accused of suppressing protest ...

A man who was admitted to the Wilkins Infectious Diseases Hospital in Harare for coronavirus testing escaped, eluding medical staff. By Jekesai NJIKIZANA (AFP)

Zimbabwe coronavirus suspect tests negative after ...

Mar 11, 2020

A suspected coronavirus case who escaped from hospital in Zimbabwe tested negative on Wednesday, authorities said, after ...

Urban Planning And Management Can No Longer Be 'Bu...

Feb 27, 2020

Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, February 26, 2020 (ECA) - Local authorities have an important role to play in the achieveme ...

Bangladesh's Nayeem Hasan took five wickets in Zimbabwe's second innings. By MUNIR UZ ZAMAN (AFP)

Bangladesh's Nayeem spins Zimbabwe to heavy Test d...

Feb 25, 2020

Spinner Nayeem Hasan claimed a match haul of nine wickets as Bangladesh thrashed Zimbabwe by an innings and 106 runs ins ...

Zimbabwe Ready To Host & Showcase Itself At Sustai...

Jan 21, 2020

Zimbabwe is ready to host the Sixth Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD) that will be held in ...

Zimbabwe's opposition has warned of more demonstrations this year to force political and economic change. By Zinyange Auntony (AFP)

Zimbabwe's main opposition warns of more protests

Jan 21, 2020

Zimbabwe's main opposition leader on Tuesday warned his supporters to prepare for more demonstrations to force political ...

ECA And Zimbabwe Sign Agreement Ahead Of Forthcomi...

Jan 16, 2020

The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Zimbabwe government on Wednesday signed an agreement in preparation ...

Chinese Foreign Affairs Minister Wang Yi (C) visits the Epworth Balancing Rocks national park in Harare on a visit to Zimbabwe for talks with leaders. By Jekesai NJIKIZANA (AFP)

China set to strengthen cooperation with Zimbabwe

Jan 13, 2020

China's foreign minister Wang Yi on Sunday pledged to strengthen cooperation with Zimbabwe despite a spat over bilateral ...

Taken on November 12, 2019 it shows the carcass of an elephant that succumbed to drought in the Hwange National Park, in Zimbabwe.. By ZINYANGE AUNTONY (AFP/File)

Drought ignites human-wildlife conflict in Zimbabw...

Jan 11, 2020

Zimbabwean villager Dumisani Khumalo appeared to be in pain as he walked gingerly towards a chair under the shade of a t ...

Better times: President Emmerson Mnangagwa, left, shakes hands with Marry Mubawaiafter a swearing-in ceremony for new vice presidents. By Jekesai NJIKIZANA (AFP/File)

Zimbabwe's VP wife sues husband over access to chi...

Jan 10, 2020

The wife of Zimbabwe's vice president, who faces charges of attempting to murder her husband, has sued over access to th ...